I was at the protests to the Republican National Convention in NYC. While I was there, I saw countless signs reflecting variations of the theme "Bush Lied -- Who Died?"

Bush was never this administration's liar-in-chief, however. It was, and has always been, Dick Cheney. Most importantly, Dick is the one who has continued to assert a link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda. And people have believed him.

Edwards has a lot to cover. He can pick from: the lies, the war bungling, the Halliburton profiteering, the energy coverup, the Plame affair, the obscenity, the cherrypicking of intelligence, etc. I'm reminded of what I thought were the failings of Fahrenheit 9/11 -- that there were simply too many allegations in the movie for it to feel credible, though they all may have been true. I hope Edwards will refuse the lure of throwing everything at Cheney to see what will stick. He needs two or three themes, and he needs to repeat them again and again. And again.

I love watching these debates. I almost fainted with the adrenaline rush that surged through me before last Thursday's mauling.